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. >> the obama administration has come under fire in recent days after hundreds of thousands of americans received cancelation notices from insurance companies because their individual health plans don't meet minimum standards set by the law. >> people like choices, and as i said, some people want to have chardonnay out of a piece of crystal stem wear and some people want a beer out of a red solo cup. >> they apologized for the botched web site. >> i'm as frustrated and angry as anyone with the flawed launch of healthcare.gov. now security issues are a concern, which could be worse than the technical issues americans have had on the site. >> we found out an end to end test hadn't been had on security, not functionality. >> mitt romney obtained the plan should not be used as a model for the country and this is crafted with bipartisan state. >> fox news. >>> the new head of the university of california system, janet napolitano. not everyone was happy about her visit. members of an emigrants right group are upset with her legacy as the department of homeland security, the record number of de
. >> the obama administration has come under fire in recent days after hundreds of thousands of americans received cancelation notices from insurance companies because their individual health plans don't meet minimum standards set by the law. >> people like choices, and as i said, some people want to have chardonnay out of a piece of crystal stem wear and some people want a beer out of a red solo cup. >> they apologized for the botched web site. >> i'm as frustrated and...
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this is not about republicans having an outcry of obama care. average americans are starting to feel the impact of a very flawed health plan. they are nervous about what it means for the future. >> they did not prepare. they only talked about the great things. they never talked about transitions that are difficult. president. even when you may think it's going to be great, you have to explain there will be changes. >> obama never focused on this the way it would be a signature issue. i talked about the signature. >> never when he wanted. this is the weirdest thing. this was -- do you know that the pledge for health care in the first term came from staff aids who said you better have something to say. we went ahead and made this pledge. >> he was never the health care guide. the primary with the first run for president, he was against the individual mandate. he bludgeoned hillary on that issue. i would turn back to the poll numbers. the numbers have not changed that much. it's even split on how they feel about it. obama's numbers have gone down b
this is not about republicans having an outcry of obama care. average americans are starting to feel the impact of a very flawed health plan. they are nervous about what it means for the future. >> they did not prepare. they only talked about the great things. they never talked about transitions that are difficult. president. even when you may think it's going to be great, you have to explain there will be changes. >> obama never focused on this the way it would be a signature...
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he added, had president obama learned the lessons of massachusetts health care, millions of americans would not lose the insurance that they were prom i god that the i promd keep. millions more would not see premium sk skyrocket and the ing installation of the program would not be an em baze prayer . it has been a rough month for the president. you can now add bad approval rate togs that list. according to the new wall street journal nbc poll the president's joba previous has dropped to 42%, that is an all-time low. the poll found 51% of those surveyed say th*eu they disapprove of the president's performance in office. and only 22% think the u.s. is headed in the right direction. overall, democrats were viewed more favorably than republicans. the majority of those polled claim no a regions to either party. >>> congress and republicans didn't fair much better than the president. the survey shows that 63% of voters say they would replace their own members of congress and only 22% say they approve of the republican party. that's an all-time low for the gop. now to the controversy surroun
he added, had president obama learned the lessons of massachusetts health care, millions of americans would not lose the insurance that they were prom i god that the i promd keep. millions more would not see premium sk skyrocket and the ing installation of the program would not be an em baze prayer . it has been a rough month for the president. you can now add bad approval rate togs that list. according to the new wall street journal nbc poll the president's joba previous has dropped to 42%,...
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i do not believe that president obama is such a shallow person he did not know that millions of americans would lose their insurance. >> what are about that? >> if the president knew, why was he constantly saying if you like your insurance and doctor, it won't change. it sdldoesn't meet the affordab care act. >> we want the president to be responsible and i think they have to be responsible and to drag out the corpse of richard nixon and to start pointing to high crimes and misdemeanors. that compared to a glitchy website. no compare and part of what's going on now is the atmosphere of partisanship has gotten so extreme and severe, we can't tell the difference between high crimes and misdemeanors and exaggeration of a website. it goes beyond just glitches. with the statement, there is no burglars. >> i'm moving o. your call and what president said time and time again, an overstatement. wouldn't you say it was a lie? >> i will tell you what they say. it was overly broad and that was a mistake. you will pay a price for that in terms of his credibility and standing. i will say this. it was a
i do not believe that president obama is such a shallow person he did not know that millions of americans would lose their insurance. >> what are about that? >> if the president knew, why was he constantly saying if you like your insurance and doctor, it won't change. it sdldoesn't meet the affordab care act. >> we want the president to be responsible and i think they have to be responsible and to drag out the corpse of richard nixon and to start pointing to high crimes and...
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now, as we told you yesterday, millions of americans are being booted from their plans despite obama's repeated claim that that wouldn't happen. >> if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health carry plan, period. if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. >> well, "the washington post" fact checker just gave that whopper four pinnochio, the highest rating, also known as a lie. but this isn't the first time the president hasn't been honest about what's in his legislation. remember this? >> that may be but it's still a tax increase. >> no, that's not true, george. for us to say that you've got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase. >> merriam webster's dictionary. tax. a charge usually of money imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes. >> george, the fact that you looked up merriam's dictionary indicates to me that you're stretching a little bit. >> you reject that? >> i absolutely reject that notion. >> lucky for obama and maybe not the rest of us, the supreme court up
now, as we told you yesterday, millions of americans are being booted from their plans despite obama's repeated claim that that wouldn't happen. >> if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health carry plan, period. if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. >> well, "the washington post" fact checker just gave that whopper four pinnochio, the highest rating, also known as a lie. but this isn't the first time the president...
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taking the blame for the obama care website fiasco. secretary sebelius. >> let me say directly to these americans, you deserve better. i apologize. >> then her boss. >> there is no excuse for it. i take full responsibility for making sure it gets fixed asap. >> have you been online long? >> the president tried to get online and
taking the blame for the obama care website fiasco. secretary sebelius. >> let me say directly to these americans, you deserve better. i apologize. >> then her boss. >> there is no excuse for it. i take full responsibility for making sure it gets fixed asap. >> have you been online long? >> the president tried to get online and
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president obama promised americans who liked their insurance could keep it. it's not always the case. she received a letter from her current insurance provider telling her under the new law she'll have to sign up for different coverage costing hundreds per month. >> where is the money for that? >> how much would it be a month for you? >> it's $317 per month. >> she plans to appeal her rejection for government subsidised health coverage. given the problems with the website, she fears it could take months to sort out her claim, leaving her potentially uninsured and frustrated. >> now, former massachusetts gf nor and presidential candidate mitt romney took to facebook to criticise president obama's roll out saying: and he said: >> a former health care advisor to mitt romney, and a senior fellow at the manhattan institute - he was at the hearing on capitol hill and is back to new york tonight. thank you for being here. i assume you agree with your friend mitt romney. >> i do. that is something that has been misunderstood by a lot of people that a state-based solu
president obama promised americans who liked their insurance could keep it. it's not always the case. she received a letter from her current insurance provider telling her under the new law she'll have to sign up for different coverage costing hundreds per month. >> where is the money for that? >> how much would it be a month for you? >> it's $317 per month. >> she plans to appeal her rejection for government subsidised health coverage. given the problems with the...
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did you notice that there's a racial divide in their attitudes of people towards obama care? i wouldn't be surprise fire department part of that racial divide without jumping to too many conclusions is based on it was called obama care. your thoughts. >> absolutely. i think the first african-american president certainly has had a rough time overcoming some of the racial stereotypes and prejudices that many people have. but the reality is, chris, that a great disproportionate number of people who are going to benefit from the affordable care act are, in fact, african-americans. because they are in the lower income echelons of our society. so they're going to benefit by the expansion of medicaid and/or they're going to benefit by going into the exchange and the individual market because they're unemployed, they're disproportionately unemployed and don't have employer based insurance. or they're working for small struggling businesses that can't or haven't insured them to this point. and so there's no question that african-americans are going to enjoy a great benefit from the af
did you notice that there's a racial divide in their attitudes of people towards obama care? i wouldn't be surprise fire department part of that racial divide without jumping to too many conclusions is based on it was called obama care. your thoughts. >> absolutely. i think the first african-american president certainly has had a rough time overcoming some of the racial stereotypes and prejudices that many people have. but the reality is, chris, that a great disproportionate number of...
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they're not going to show that even if it is a small percent of the american people. >> your question is very simple. with the obama administration is doing and really what they are all about in all of its endeavors is buying time. trying to get through the next few months, few years, the presidency without a obama's manifest failures being exposed. if he says, you know, we have 20,000 in romance or whenever, that is much more concrete and saying we don't know. it is a delay tactic. >> and they don't focus on it. >> delaying tactics on obamacare are going to maximize the damage that this does to the economy and the human life, and that is why it is a scandal. lou: it is worse than the scandal because it is being aided and abetted, as it has, for some time by the national liberal media. the fact is, we have seen a crack in what was a united front on the part of the national liberal media and taken out of the fact that these are immense failures in the president is seems to not know that direction in which lies success. >> the guy at the new york times called the statement about you can
they're not going to show that even if it is a small percent of the american people. >> your question is very simple. with the obama administration is doing and really what they are all about in all of its endeavors is buying time. trying to get through the next few months, few years, the presidency without a obama's manifest failures being exposed. if he says, you know, we have 20,000 in romance or whenever, that is much more concrete and saying we don't know. it is a delay tactic....
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obama care was signed into law 1,256 days ago. and since then, there's been user problem after user problem after user problem. regarding healthcare.gov, your dputty administrator for consumer information, gary cohen, testified one month ago, where we are sitting, that cms has worked hard to test the infrastructure that will allow americans to enroll in coverage confidently and simply and securely, end quote. and yet according to forbes, and the wall street journal, you told them that you need five years of construction and one year of testing. the program crashed and burned at least three times and the user is still having problems. it's been down the whole time you've been testifying. the system is down at this moment. my question, ma'am is very simple. when did you know these changes were going down? a month, a day, a quarter? and did you tell the president what you knew? >> sir, i was informed that we were ready to launch on october 1st and the contractors who we had as our private partners told us and told this committee that
obama care was signed into law 1,256 days ago. and since then, there's been user problem after user problem after user problem. regarding healthcare.gov, your dputty administrator for consumer information, gary cohen, testified one month ago, where we are sitting, that cms has worked hard to test the infrastructure that will allow americans to enroll in coverage confidently and simply and securely, end quote. and yet according to forbes, and the wall street journal, you told them that you need...
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the increase affects nearly 58 million americans. >> ifill: still ahead on the "newshour": president obama defends the health care law; an exclusive interview with the senate's top republican; the latest round of budget talks kick off on capitol hill. a new report on the risk of concussions for kids playing sports. and roger rosenblatt is back with his latest book. >> woodruff: we return now to president obama was on the road today, defending the affordable care act against its critics and outlining what he sees as its benefits. he noted that a similar law that was signed in massachusetts in 2006 had some bumps along the way but is considered successful now. speaking at boston's at fanueil hall, the president also offered an explanation for why some americans are being dropped from their insurance plans. >> today the affordable care act requires insurance companies to abide by some of the strongest consumer protection this is country has ever known. a true patient's bill of rights. (applause) no more discriminating against kids with preexisting conditions. (cheers and applause) no mo
the increase affects nearly 58 million americans. >> ifill: still ahead on the "newshour": president obama defends the health care law; an exclusive interview with the senate's top republican; the latest round of budget talks kick off on capitol hill. a new report on the risk of concussions for kids playing sports. and roger rosenblatt is back with his latest book. >> woodruff: we return now to president obama was on the road today, defending the affordable care act...
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president obama by passed congress to speak directly to the american people at nathaniel hall in boston today. >> this is the hall where seven years ago, democrats and republicans, came together. to make health reforeign minister a reality for the people in massachusetts. it's where then-governor, mitt romney, democratic legislators, senator ted kennedy -- many of the folks who are here today, joined forces to connect the progressive vision of health care for all with some ideas about markets and competition that had long been championed by conservatives. enrollment was extremely slow. within a month. only about 100 people had signed up. 100. but then 2,000 had signed up. and then -- a few more thousand after that. by the end of the year, 36,000 people had signed up. all the parade of horribles. the worst predictions about health care reform in massachusetts never came true. they're the same arguments that you are hearing now. businesses didn't stop covering workers. the share of employers who offered insurance increased. people didn't get left behind. racial disparities decreased. care
president obama by passed congress to speak directly to the american people at nathaniel hall in boston today. >> this is the hall where seven years ago, democrats and republicans, came together. to make health reforeign minister a reality for the people in massachusetts. it's where then-governor, mitt romney, democratic legislators, senator ted kennedy -- many of the folks who are here today, joined forces to connect the progressive vision of health care for all with some ideas about...
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more than half of americans saying obama care needs a major overhaul or should be totally eliminated. >> there will still be plenty of time for people to register. >> reporter: this even as the vice president issued an apology for the disastrous rollout of the healthcare.gov website. >> we assumed that it was up and ready to run. >> reporter: it wasn't. >> we apologize for that. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn's sister network, hln, biden also revealed that president obama had tried to log on. >> the president tried to get online and my daughter tried to get online. i did not, because it was clear that i wasn't getting online. but it really is inexcusable. >> reporter: it isn't just obama care that's plaguing the president. the 16-day government shutdown marred all washington politicians, even before that obama's handling of syria seemed bumbling and now he's under pressure over reports the government spies on allies. the president's second term priorities, chief among them overhauling the nation's immigration system, appear in jeopardy. >> he's got himself in a pickle here. it
more than half of americans saying obama care needs a major overhaul or should be totally eliminated. >> there will still be plenty of time for people to register. >> reporter: this even as the vice president issued an apology for the disastrous rollout of the healthcare.gov website. >> we assumed that it was up and ready to run. >> reporter: it wasn't. >> we apologize for that. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn's sister network, hln, biden also revealed...
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he aired his criticism on facebook, writing: >> americans' view of president obama's job performance i now the lowest since he took office. according to a new wall street journal poll finds his approval rating has dropped to 42%. 51% surveyed disapprove of how he's doing his job. only 22% say the nation is heading in the right direction. democrats are viewed more favorably than republicans. 37% feel very positive or somewhat positive about the democratic party. that in that was 22% for republicans. >> americans' infant mortality rate is one of the words among the world's developed nations. each year in the u.s., 25,000 infants don't survive their first year because of premature birth or complications. america's global ranking, 46t 46th. infant mortality in the u.s. overall has been falling, but some states still struggle to prevent the deaths of babies. alabama's rate has remained 20% higher than the national average. for the past decade, doctors at the university of alabama and birmingham say the affordable care act could change that and save some babies. we report. >> bailey davis
he aired his criticism on facebook, writing: >> americans' view of president obama's job performance i now the lowest since he took office. according to a new wall street journal poll finds his approval rating has dropped to 42%. 51% surveyed disapprove of how he's doing his job. only 22% say the nation is heading in the right direction. democrats are viewed more favorably than republicans. 37% feel very positive or somewhat positive about the democratic party. that in that was 22% for...
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but we sure can make sure that president obama honors that promise to millions of americans. so i'm hoping my democratic colleagues will join us in at least passing this measure, the if you like your health plan, you can keep it act. >> there was a sense in the house under chairman upton, i'm wondering besides senator manchin, would there be anybody else ameanable on the democratic side to go along with you? >> i know senator landrieu was talking about dropping her own bill to do just that, too. so we'll be in discussions. let's face it, i think democrats in the senate have a real opportunity to make sure that president obama honors that promise. i'm hoping they'll take that opportunity. we have to do it fast before all these plans just go away forever. >> that's what's happening. it's a fast-moving situation now that it's actually here. can you imagine if the web site was actually running? i want to bring you to some other story that broke last night. the insurance companies are being intimidated by the white house to keep their mouths shut and not complain, along with trade
but we sure can make sure that president obama honors that promise to millions of americans. so i'm hoping my democratic colleagues will join us in at least passing this measure, the if you like your health plan, you can keep it act. >> there was a sense in the house under chairman upton, i'm wondering besides senator manchin, would there be anybody else ameanable on the democratic side to go along with you? >> i know senator landrieu was talking about dropping her own bill to do...
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how to grow the economy and improve the take home pay for little class americans some obama care plays into that because of the premiums and the health care cost and things that do affect americans every day. the president and his allies, you are right. they try to pick the wedge issues that divide republicans. it's important for us to stay focused on the message that we think is a winning one with the american people. start to bring the poll numbers back up. we have an opportunity to recover here. we need to approach the issues in the right way and articulate a message that is a winning one with the american people. jobs and the economy and higher take home pay and better standard of living for little class americans. >> you mentioned the messaging and opportunity for republicans out of this moment. the administration is having difficulty. how do you deal with that ideal originically rigid element that seems intent on bringing it back to eliminate obama care. how do you deal with that internally within your party? >> i think we have to win the argument that republicans can be conserva
how to grow the economy and improve the take home pay for little class americans some obama care plays into that because of the premiums and the health care cost and things that do affect americans every day. the president and his allies, you are right. they try to pick the wedge issues that divide republicans. it's important for us to stay focused on the message that we think is a winning one with the american people. start to bring the poll numbers back up. we have an opportunity to recover...
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what's interesting is that americans who are struggling to logon, well, president obama can commiserate with them. vice president joe biden revealed that the commander in chief has tried to logon himself. the highest ranking administration official to apologize for the rollout of the federal obama care website. >> we assumed that it was up and ready to run, but the good news is, although it's not and we apologize for that, we're confident that by the end of november it will be and there will still be plenty of time for people to register and get online. >> reporter: vice president's biden's comments came in an exclusive interview with cnn's sister network hln and followed another high profile mea culpa. >> let me say directly to these americans, you deserve better. i apologize. >> reporter: embattled health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius was grilled wednesday when she faced a house committee led by republicans looking for scalps. >> michelle snyder is the one responsible for this debacle? >> well, excuse me, congresswoman, michelle snyder is not responsible for the debac
what's interesting is that americans who are struggling to logon, well, president obama can commiserate with them. vice president joe biden revealed that the commander in chief has tried to logon himself. the highest ranking administration official to apologize for the rollout of the federal obama care website. >> we assumed that it was up and ready to run, but the good news is, although it's not and we apologize for that, we're confident that by the end of november it will be and there...